Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia; University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Aust Crit Care. 2020 May;33(3):295-299. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2020.02.005. Epub 2020 Apr 14.
Nutritional status is associated with patient outcomes such as length and cost of hospital stay, morbidity, and mortality. Trained nutrition professionals perform nutritional assessment to evaluate the patient's nutritional status, identify nutritional risk, and plan appropriate nutrition interventions. By being aware of key nutrition risk factors and by using simple methods to assess muscle stores, which may be depleted even if the patient is overweight or obese, other members of the healthcare team can help to identify who is at nutritional risk and who may be malnourished. This is helpful in identifying which patients should be referred promptly to a dietitian for appropriate nutrition therapy to improve outcomes.
营养状况与患者的预后相关，如住院时间和费用、发病率和死亡率。经过培训的营养专业人员进行营养评估，以评估患者的营养状况、识别营养风险，并计划适当的营养干预措施。通过了解关键的营养风险因素，并使用简单的方法评估肌肉储备，即使患者超重或肥胖，其他医疗团队成员也可以帮助识别谁存在营养风险，谁可能存在营养不良。这有助于确定哪些患者应尽快转介给营养师，以进行适当的营养治疗，从而改善预后。
